Research Analysts Offer Predictions for Williams-Sonoma, Inc.’s Q3 2025 Earnings (NYSE:WSM)

Williams-Sonoma, Inc. (NYSE:WSM) – Research analysts at Wedbush decreased their Q3 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Williams-Sonoma in a research report issued on Thursday, May 23rd. Wedbush analyst S. Basham now expects that the specialty retailer will post earnings per share of $3.88 for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $3.92. Wedbush has a “Outperform” rating and a $350.00 price target on the stock. The consensus estimate for Williams-Sonoma’s current full-year earnings is $15.61 per share. Wedbush also issued estimates for Williams-Sonoma’s Q4 2025 earnings at $5.64 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $3.33 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $4.05 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $5.94 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $17.56 EPS.

Several other analysts have also issued reports on WSM. TD Cowen upped their target price on shares of Williams-Sonoma from $260.00 to $320.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, March 14th. Robert W. Baird upped their price objective on shares of Williams-Sonoma from $200.00 to $300.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Thursday, March 14th. Morgan Stanley increased their price objective on shares of Williams-Sonoma from $270.00 to $290.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Thursday. Evercore ISI boosted their target price on Williams-Sonoma from $310.00 to $315.00 and gave the stock an “in-line” rating in a research note on Tuesday, May 14th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised Williams-Sonoma from an “underweight” rating to a “neutral” rating and upped their target price for the company from $245.00 to $275.00 in a report on Friday, May 3rd. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, twelve have issued a hold rating and four have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $259.94.

Williams-Sonoma Trading Up 1.1 %

NYSE WSM opened at $287.81 on Friday. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $300.01 and a 200 day simple moving average of $238.84. Williams-Sonoma has a 12 month low of $109.44 and a 12 month high of $348.51. The firm has a market capitalization of $18.49 billion, a P/E ratio of 17.67, a PEG ratio of 2.60 and a beta of 1.72.

Williams-Sonoma (NYSE:WSM) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, March 13th. The specialty retailer reported $5.44 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $5.06 by $0.38. The firm had revenue of $2.28 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.22 billion. Williams-Sonoma had a return on equity of 54.50% and a net margin of 13.83%. The company’s quarterly revenue was down 7.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $5.50 earnings per share.

Institutional Trading of Williams-Sonoma

A number of institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in WSM. MCF Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of Williams-Sonoma during the fourth quarter valued at about $25,000. Loomis Sayles & Co. L P boosted its position in shares of Williams-Sonoma by 129.3% in the third quarter. Loomis Sayles & Co. L P now owns 188 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $29,000 after acquiring an additional 106 shares during the period. EntryPoint Capital LLC grew its stake in Williams-Sonoma by 520.0% during the first quarter. EntryPoint Capital LLC now owns 93 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $30,000 after acquiring an additional 78 shares in the last quarter. Northwest Investment Counselors LLC purchased a new stake in Williams-Sonoma in the 1st quarter worth approximately $32,000. Finally, Contravisory Investment Management Inc. purchased a new stake in Williams-Sonoma in the 1st quarter worth approximately $33,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 99.29% of the company’s stock.

Insider Transactions at Williams-Sonoma

In related news, CEO Laura Alber sold 20,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, May 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $318.53, for a total value of $6,370,600.00. Following the sale, the chief executive officer now directly owns 555,550 shares in the company, valued at approximately $176,959,341.50. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. In other Williams-Sonoma news, EVP Karalyn Smith sold 1,145 shares of the stock in a transaction on Tuesday, March 19th. The stock was sold at an average price of $289.06, for a total transaction of $330,973.70. Following the sale, the executive vice president now owns 6,966 shares in the company, valued at $2,013,591.96. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, CEO Laura Alber sold 20,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, May 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $318.53, for a total value of $6,370,600.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer now directly owns 555,550 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $176,959,341.50. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last 90 days, insiders sold 61,145 shares of company stock worth $18,552,819. 1.50% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Williams-Sonoma Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, May 24th. Stockholders of record on Friday, April 19th were given a dividend of $1.13 per share. This represents a $4.52 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.57%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, April 18th. This is a boost from Williams-Sonoma’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.90. Williams-Sonoma’s dividend payout ratio is currently 27.75%.

Williams-Sonoma Company Profile

Williams-Sonoma, Inc operates as an omni-channel specialty retailer of various products for home. It offers cooking, dining, and entertaining products, such as cookware, tools, electrics, cutlery, tabletop and bar, outdoor, furniture, and a library of cookbooks under the Williams Sonoma Home brand, as well as home furnishings and decorative accessories under the Williams Sonoma lifestyle brand; and furniture, bedding, lighting, rugs, table essentials, and decorative accessories under the Pottery Barn brand.